Posts by maryamrose

Cristeen, I'm so sorry you're going through this but SO glad that your midwife caught it and that they ran all the tests. I have you all in my thoughts. I hope sweet little Ezri is as comfortable as possible, given the circumstances. of...

he was smiling from day one! and laughed within the first week (maybe because he was born at 42w?) infectious, huge-grinned, squeaky belly-laughs. it's adorable. he started doing it a lot more while awake a few days ago, when he hit...

good for you Luna! nope, no exercise here. I was hiking (how I miss stairs!) or walking 4+ miles daily until the very end, but c-section recovery and a very strong desire to not mess with the healing process means that I've been taking...

this is what we've been experimenting with:   Girasol night rainbow wrap 4.6m - this wraps beautifully (I tried front wrap cross carry with legs out) but my little guy was way too warm in it. may be better for warmer weather...

I asked for skin-to-skin, and tried to nurse him, but it was very difficult given that the epidural made me feel numb from the breasts down. I was also very shaky and nauseous. still, I appreciated that they facilitated skin-to-skin...

cristeen! congrats!!

my mother is having a really hard time living so far away from us. she's obsessed with her grandson (it's her first, so that's part of it). I take lots of pictures of Kusha on my phone anyway, so I just text the good ones to her. it's...

I'm in a very similar situation, and I asked four different people (ped, nurse, midwife, lactation consultant) and all gave some variation on "he's gaining well and obviously soils enough diapers, don't worry too much about it." so I'm...

my husband dropped my mom off at the airport today and I spent the entire time he was away worried that he'd get into an accident. he's also pretty sleep-deprived, so I guess it makes sense, but I'm definitely more protective of him...

I don't know how realistic my plan is, but I'm planning on staying in for at least two weeks. I don't even know if I'm going to walk around the block or anything. I feel fine, but I'd really like to give myself the time to heal. I also...